Series of Firsts..The Expressway!!

 I was in Westlands today

it was already 5.30pm

was dreading the jam to the other side of town

then boom!

i remembered the expressway

hoped onto it at 1737hrs

and was out at 1748hrs

11 whole minutes!

...

AM SOLD!!

15 years later....

The year is 2006

we have known each other since 1994

this photo probably was taken 1996

campus days

and on this year, 2006,

we decided

lets make it official 

kwani iko nn??

so off we went to dar es salaam to tell my Dad

that was in Aug 2006

he was happy..and we had a great time

next we organise a wedding

so much to do

so little time

so many ideas!

family and friends rallied around us

everyone was happy for us

between Aug and Nov - like 3 months

Nov 24 2006

we tied the knot

apo Our Lady Queen of Peace (OLQP) south B

and reception just near the church

evening we danced away at a place in westlands

heres to many more years

of choosing each other daily

of raising 3 humans

of making each other better!

10yrs later we took this photo

15yrs later we took this one!

So help us God!

oh what a cold!

 July 2 2021

So - I have not been well

goodness!

i have had a cold in the past, but never this version

so on sunday i went to church, and once again was not warmly dressed

given that it was 8am mass

after mass, i layered up and stayed put in the house

monday rolled in and i had a meeting from 2pm

sun was out and so i didn't bother with a sweater

and we sat on the terrace

and took in all the cold

Tuesday and Wednesday I was basically curled up in bed

with heavy head

extreme fatigue

and no appetite

funny taste in mouth

thursday i was much better

took a short walk and came back and had to nap

now friday, woke up with a sharp chest pain

still have the funny taste in my mouth

and then my nose started bleeding

but mercifully just stopped

i googled about common cold

typically symptoms should subside after 3 days

could it be??

i dont know

i got better after 8 days

I am not my hair!

 I love this period where I work from home

Means I dont have to worry about my hair

And it also means I can have whichever hairstyle i want

So some months ago

I watched a vlog that said that this lady did normal small matutas

and let them grow out into braids

I decided

mmm

this is about a nice time to have my dreadlocks

CWA...mama wa kanisa

 This year has really flown past

Its already September!

So I registered to join Catholic Women Association

My why is that I have a strong urge to come closer to God 

and be a good example to my children

I have been toying with the idea for some time

challenge is CWA is associated with maShosho

and i dont feel like a granny

so i hesitated

but now that i have gone through formation classes since January 2021

i realise this is just unfortunate PR

any Catholic lady above 18 should consider joining

and make the association more effective

kueneza injili ya Bwana

St Monica, our patron saint, pray for us!!

Amen!

Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021

 So today is all about the menses!

My first time story

So I was in boarding school

deep in western kenya...

(ok thats how i felt..its actually not so far from town)

but i digress

anyways

we had been given this large pads by my mum

and when the menses came

thats what we used

however, the challenge of boarding school

is that the dorms are locked during the day

so if u didn't jipanga

then wololo

you may not have enough pads for the day

mercifully the periods were not painful when they started

i was in class 7 (i think)

when i started my menses

years later in high school

they became more painful

but i had painkillers for that

in campus the pain became UNBEARABLE

i remember rolling on the floor

and 3-4 hours later and am good!!

i think i ovedosed on painkillers

GOSH!!

BUT they were like clockwork...

28 days!

the worst was when doing my MBA

my ps started just before the economics paper

i was not myself!

i was in such pain! because if i dont take painkiller before the pain

then no painkiller would work

I actually just wrote my name

answered one question

and left 

I had to resit that paper!

that was a first in my life! a RESIT!!

waaaaaaa

now the ps come when they want

and am ok with that...

eish...the things women go through!!

Mothers Day!

 i love celebrations!

so mothers day is no exception

love the atmosphere around it

i am proudly Min Krasi

sometimes i look at my mum

and wonder how she kept sane

with my three kids...if i have nephews/nieces over

i have to hide in my room for some period

to keep my head above water

but its all good

this is a God given vocation

and i pray for his mercy and guidance over this vocation!

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